In Fruits Basket, Tohru cares deeply and sacrificially for Kyo, but it takes him a lot of time to work through self-loathing caused by all the hurt he’s suffered and to accept that love. On today’s episode, Mike dives into that relationship and how the parable of the Prodigal Son similarly shows the love of… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 34: The Prodigal Kyo
It’s not easy to do your mission when the pushback against you is so hard. One Punch Man’s regular guy hero, Mumen Rider, knows it well—and his example of perseverance and courage speaks to Christians, too, especially when doing our part to fulfill the Great Commission. All that and more on this Thanksgiving week episode… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 33: Be Courageous Like Mumen Rider
As always, we start this episode of the podcast with football. Wait…what? Yes, college football is on Mike’s brain as he talks about what’s going on in his life before giving this week’s anime recommendation and diving into the 15th anniversary for Beneath the Tangles and what it has to do with One Piece and… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 29: BtT’s Birthday, the Straw Hat Pirates, and Christian Unity
A Clue revival, Mike’s annual wing-a-thon, a classic anime where the couple gets together early in the series, and more! Mike shares about the goings-on in life and turns to horse girls and the story of Mary and Martha to share about how sometimes good things can distract us from, well, good things! All that… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 28: Gold Ship, Uma Musume, and Innocent Distractions
Sometimes social media can feel like an episode of Demon Slayer, which people headbutting you and calling you names, like Inosuke does Tanjirou. But in those moments, are we replying in a godly way? Are we controlling our anger like Tanjirou or acting as a poor witness? Mike talks about self-control in a rage-baiting world… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 27: Inosuke’s Rage Bait and Tanjirou’s Self-Control
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…our man Mike! The Power of God and Anime podcast starts with, you guessed it, his thoughts on the new Superman movie! Mike also covers plenty more, including his expansive selection for this episode’s anime recommendation and a discussion about the depths of God’s grace, using I Left My… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 26: Good Enough for Yuke Feldio (and Good Enough for God)
Mike is back from his short break! He shares more con experiences, gives his anime recommendation, and concludes his series on Job. This episode, he looks to Spy x Family’s Yuri Briar and his “I know better” attitude about his sister, Yor, in explaining how Job and his friends react to God—and how we and… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 25: Yuri Briar Doesn’t Know Best (Job Series, Part 3)
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